Karla Silvestre joins Julie Yang in jumping ship from the BOE in favor of County Council

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Anonymous wrote:This is great news. Frees up spots that new candidates can take with fresh ideas. Look at the success of newcomers like Laura Stewart so far for a preview of what's possible once the old timers step down!

What “success,” praytell, has Laura Stewart had???

You should watch the BOE meetings. She’s really engaged and says a lot/asks a lot of questions.

Are we watching the same meetings? She barely sounds literate and references Star Wars entirely too frequently to be taken seriously. And I voted for her, but what a disappointment she is. I didn't realize how little education she actually has and sadly it shows.

The thing is, I don't think she's actually unintelligent. But she is horribly unconfident, nerve-wracked and not a good public speaker. Plus, she has an unfortunate habit of putting on a ditzy affect when she wants to appear likable or to soften what should be sharp and incisive commentary.

She needs serious training in public speaking.

Public speaking either comes naturally or it doesn't. I think she's well-meaning and trying, but up against a system that doesn't care about her or others opinions and the current BOE members dominate everything.

Laura Stewart IS a current BOE member. She wasn't elected to just sit back and watch the others.

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Anonymous wrote:This is great news. Frees up spots that new candidates can take with fresh ideas. Look at the success of newcomers like Laura Stewart so far for a preview of what's possible once the old timers step down!

What “success,” praytell, has Laura Stewart had???

You should watch the BOE meetings. She’s really engaged and says a lot/asks a lot of questions.

Are we watching the same meetings? She barely sounds literate and references Star Wars entirely too frequently to be taken seriously. And I voted for her, but what a disappointment she is. I didn't realize how little education she actually has and sadly it shows.

The thing is, I don't think she's actually unintelligent. But she is horribly unconfident, nerve-wracked and not a good public speaker. Plus, she has an unfortunate habit of putting on a ditzy affect when she wants to appear likable or to soften what should be sharp and incisive commentary.

She needs serious training in public speaking.

Public speaking either comes naturally or it doesn't. I think she's well-meaning and trying, but up against a system that doesn't care about her or others opinions and the current BOE members dominate everything.

Laura Stewart IS a current BOE member. She wasn't elected to just sit back and watch the others.

She is only one so if there is a vote and she’s strong enough to disagree she still cannot make a difference.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is great news. Frees up spots that new candidates can take with fresh ideas. Look at the success of newcomers like Laura Stewart so far for a preview of what's possible once the old timers step down!

What “success,” praytell, has Laura Stewart had???

You should watch the BOE meetings. She’s really engaged and says a lot/asks a lot of questions.

Stewart's engaged and informed. Montoya seems clueless and cares only about work-study programs, yet can't formulate what that looks like operationally. Natalie Zimmerman is still getting her arms around the job.

Zimmerman is awful. No substance at all.
Montoya is always angry and has an agenda.
Stewart drones on and on and struggles to make her points.

Yang is the best one on there. Silvestre is second best. But we are grading on a curve for sure.

Hand and Silvestre ran MCPS into the ground. Be real. They need to go. Time for change.

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Anonymous wrote:This is great news. Frees up spots that new candidates can take with fresh ideas. Look at the success of newcomers like Laura Stewart so far for a preview of what's possible once the old timers step down!

What “success,” praytell, has Laura Stewart had???

You should watch the BOE meetings. She’s really engaged and says a lot/asks a lot of questions.

Are we watching the same meetings? She barely sounds literate and references Star Wars entirely too frequently to be taken seriously. And I voted for her, but what a disappointment she is. I didn't realize how little education she actually has and sadly it shows.

The thing is, I don't think she's actually unintelligent. But she is horribly unconfident, nerve-wracked and not a good public speaker. Plus, she has an unfortunate habit of putting on a ditzy affect when she wants to appear likable or to soften what should be sharp and incisive commentary.

She needs serious training in public speaking.

Public speaking either comes naturally or it doesn't. I think she's well-meaning and trying, but up against a system that doesn't care about her or others opinions and the current BOE members dominate everything.

Laura Stewart IS a current BOE member. She wasn't elected to just sit back and watch the others.

She is only one so if there is a vote and she’s strong enough to disagree she still cannot make a difference.

Well,she might as well quit then, if that's your reading of the situation.